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characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
Origin:
1500–10; < Latin indulgent- (stem of indulgēns), present participle of indulgēre to indulge; see -ent
1500–10; < Latin indulgent- (stem of indulgēns), present participle of indulgēre to indulge; see -ent
Related forms
in·dul·gent·ly, adverb
non·in·dul·gent, adjective
non·in·dul·gent·ly, adverb
pre·in·dul·gent, adjective
su·per·in·dul·gent, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
forbearing, easygoing, tolerant.
forbearing, easygoing, tolerant.
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Example Sentences
- Far from being indulgently and sunnily in the bel-canto.
- As an aide rustled up a cup and water bowl, a group of gray-haired women in the audience gazed indulgently at the reclining dog.
- It takes about an hour to reach this point in an indulgently meandering film that could have been pruned at many junctures.
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